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A COPY Of the full power of his Royall Majestie of Spaine which was deli∣vered to the Ambassadors of the High and Mightie Lords the States Generall of the Vnited Netherlands, being at present as∣sembled at Munster; wherein his royall Majestie declareth the Vnited Netherlands to be free and franke, without that he hath any pretence on them in any manner; as followeth.
DON PHILIP by the grace of God King of Castile, Leon, Arragon, the two Sicilies, Jerusalem, Portugall, Navarr, Granada, Toledo, Valentia, Gullicia, Majorca, Mi∣norca, Sivill, Sardinia, Cordua, Corsica, Murcia, Jaen, the Algarves, Algerica, Gibraltar, the Canary Ilands, the East and West Indies, the Ilands and firme land of the Ocean Sea; Arch∣duke of Austria, Duke of Burgundie, Brabant, Millaine, Earle of Absburg, Flanders, Tiroll and Barcelona, Lord of Biscaye and Mechelen, &c.
Whereas I do so far and so much desire to advance the rest and tranquilitie of the Subjects and Inhabitants of the Provinces of the Netherlands, that they may cease from such a long cruell war, for the better attainiug of a generall Peace in Europe, for the good of Christendome; And having by common and mutuall consent chosen and appointed the City of Munster in West∣phalia, for the Assembly and Treaty of the said Peace, I have found it convenient to nominate persons, who may in my name assist at the said Assembly with all authoritie and full power, and especially with the States of the free Provinces of the United Netherlands, or their Ambassadors, and Plenipotentiaries, par∣ticularly authorized and deputed, and taking into consideration the sufficient integritie, circumspection, experience, judgement and zeale to my Service, and the good of the rest of Christen∣dome in generall, which do concur in the Persons of Don Gaspar de Braccamonte and Gusman Earle of Peneranda, Gentlemen of of my Counsell Chamber, and of the Chamber of Justice, as also of my Extraordinary Ambassador in Germanie, Fryer Ioseph Ergaigne Arch Bishop of Cambray, and Anthony Brun of my